The invention discloses a modified mixed dam applicable to tailings ponds. The dam comprises a dam body, an upstream face impermeable layer, an impermeable tooth groove, a drainage piled rock prism body, an upstream face drainage layer, an upstream face inverted filter layer, an inverted filter tooth groove, a dam outer slope impermeable layer, a dam lower inverted filter layer, a dam lower drainage layer, a drainage pipe, a seepage collection pipe, a dam body and mountain contact surface impermeable layer, and a dam body and mountain contact surface drainage layer, wherein the upstream face impermeable layer is positioned among the dam body, the drainage piled rock prism body and the upstream face drainage layer; the upstream face drainage layer and the drainage piled rock prism body are positioned between the upstream face impermeable layer and the upstream face inverted filter layer; the drainage piled rock prism body is positioned below the upstream face drainage layer; the dam lower inverted filter layer is positioned between the dam body and the dam lower drainage layer; the drainage pipe is positioned in the dam lower drainage layer; the inlet of the drainage pipe is connected with the seepage collection pipe; a gate valve is arranged at the outlet of the drainage pipe; the seepage collection pipe is positioned in the drainage piled rock prism body. The dam has the advantages that local material can be adopted for damming, the damming cost is low, the running is reliable, the maintenance is convenient, and the function is comprehensive.